NEET Biology question

Which of the following combinations of characters is true for slime moulds?

(A)Parasitic, plasmodium with true walls, spores dispersed by air currents
(B)Saprophytic, plasmodium without true walls, spores dispersed by water
(C)Parasitic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by water
(D)Saprophytic, plasmodium without walls, spores dispersed by air currentsCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Slime moulds are saprophytic organisms; their vegetative phase, the plasmodium, is a wall-less mass of multinucleate protoplasm, while their spores (produced during unfavourable conditions) possess true cell walls and are

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